The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-26
TRIED TO KILL A FAMILY.
ARREST OF ONE OF THE CRIMINALS
SEVEN MONTHS AFTER THE DEED.

SEVEN MONTHS AFTER THE DEED.
LATHE Chiiaren shot Down By Three Col
orod Ranlans- Robbery was the Native
Tho Captured Man Brenks Down.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 25-The arrest in Cincin-
natl Of George Williams, colored tough who
formerly lived In this place. for participating
In an attompt to kill an entire family living on
tho Pigeon. Roost road. four miles east OF this
city, has been the talk OF tho town all day.
Williams worked on the leveo. and while there
became chum OF Charles Carroll, flash
negro gambler. who came here from Corinth,
Miss. Carroll introduced another darkoy. Will
liam Hood to Williams, and tho throe became
very fast friends. Eventually they planned
the robbery OF tho little store OF p. O. Nabors,
ON tho Pigeon Roost road.
On tho evening OF Feb. 90 they walked out
to tho store, arriving just as Nabors was lock-
ing the front door for the night. On the pre-
tence that they wanted to buy some tobacco.
they induced Nabor to reopen tho store. He
incautiously walked back toward the rear. with
tho three men following him. AS he was TAX
ing the third or fourth step ono OF tho three hit
him on tho head with car coupling pin and
knocked him sonseless. Their task would
have been easy after that II 1t had not hap
pened that Nabors fall upset stack Of wooden
same house. Thrce children-Miss Tommy
Tilman, the daughter OF q neighbor. who was
Pear Nabo ms ased yea and
OF Mr.. Nabors-rushed Into the store. AS soon
as tho frightened children appeared on the
scene one OF the robbers drew pistol and
called out to them:
III YOU make 9 noise. III KIN you t,,, r,,
man, screamed, and the rqfian instantly fred
full in her face. The ball took effect IN Miss
the assassin. Pearl Nabors screamed in terror.
dacins G an ugly fsh wound in The left iorearn.
She too sank to the floor. After the would be
assassn had beaten her upon the head he Hired
tnaa e ehe Vito pis
the entire scene but, unhappily, unable to do
anything to savo her family began to shrek
saa Sps Of the sa o R RSse1 Sa
missed its aim. and tho woman fled through
one of the back windows to neighbours house.
minutes as and eSontsaly retSrned to the scene
SssGTs Ssa sa s ssds snsa.
girl baby only two years Of age. on the skull
dead. 1t was over two months before all who
were assaulted recovered.
The q the TS S%nSs made asred
reward for their apprehension, and this was
b. private ssS %nt The
had made good their escape. and It was long
time before any trace OF them WIS hs obtained
Over 100 citizens bn Of III Wer wHs
'r Il now appeass that from Majors store the
and en Mens to sos M
boldt. Tenn. diamond ring. For his
Then his accompiices, deserted him. and
he went to Tuscumbia. Ala. There he
iessed to Bin Coleman. with whom he boarded.
hn he aa token TIA. o Wnms
disappsared from Lexington; Policeman 3 7.
man. and going to Cincinnati asked for a de-
setys to help hunt for Williams DetectiTs
morning Of Sept. 20 before daylight the .wo
began round Of tho cheap lodging houses.
mhsy nSn A 5sshsS n place SpP t w 9y
dodgers ,rendily, assented and with dim tai;
cots % fan the ss ns in %hsh Johns odssrs
rest their weary heads.
forms could Be seen doubled up in all sorts Of
shapes; Hogshead John went ahead OF the
after another Of the sleepers was passed with:
out their man being. discovered. At last but
one remained. His back was turned to the
above everything. 1t was Williams In spite
Of his snoring he was light sleeper; and when
face he leaped clear out of bed and landed on
his feet. At the station house, to which he was
ut once conducted. no broke down and con-
fessed the crime.
II suppose you want me for killing them
people in Memphis" he said. We'll. might as
guard and did not do any. Of tho killing. I
heard some shots and Hood and Carroll came
running to me. They had got some money
Williams said that he was born In Alabama.
He appears to be very stupid; 1t Is a curious
Ington George Hood came there and was
locked up for gambling no one there having
any idea that he was concerned in the Nab0r
assault. Both Hood and Carroll will now prob